Sale reports / Illinois / Fairview Livestock Auction / 2025-07-22

Fairview Livestock Auction

Slaughter Cattle · Fairview, Illinois · Tue, Jul 22
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2049
Receipts
497 head
219 vs last sale 278 161 vs year ago 336 · +47.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullocksAverage1,263192.002,4242thin
BullsAverage1,562183.382,86536
CowsPremium White 65-75%Average1,528196.633,0053thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,539173.252,66742
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,274155.941,98729
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,038131.391,36417
HeifersChoiceAverage1,275231.502,952105
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,037220.802,28924
SteersChoiceAverage1,407236.363,325220
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,205217.222,61818

Every lot, as filed

25 lots · USDA AMS · Fairview Sale Barn Slaughter Cattle - Fairview, IL
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersChoiceHeavy Weight1,820226.50/cwt226.50–226.504,1222
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed989162.86/cwt152.00–185.001,6114
HeifersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed875208.26/cwt203.00–211.001,8223
HeifersSelect and Choice1,060222.59/cwt210.00–229.002,35921
Bulls1,828210.15/cwt201.00–219.003,8425
Bullocks1,370202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,7671
SteersSelect and Choice1,211220.25/cwt182.50–228.002,66716
SteersSelect and ChoiceReturn to Feed1,160193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,2392
HeifersChoice1,274233.53/cwt230.00–237.002,97597
SteersChoice1,403236.66/cwt230.00–241.503,320215
SteersChoice1,405221.54/cwt214.00–225.003,1133
Bulls1,467173.90/cwt119.00–200.002,55128
Bullocks1,155182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,1021
HeifersChoice1,287206.89/cwt200.00–225.002,6638
CowsLean 85-90%1,015101.68/cwt75.00–122.501,0325
CowsBoner 80-85%1,284147.78/cwt120.00–161.001,89718
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,570162.75/cwt147.00–171.002,55514
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,465192.44/cwt191.00–194.002,8192
CowsLean 85-90%1,047130.95/cwt125.00–139.001,3716
Bulls2,010227.25/cwt223.00–233.004,5683
CowsLean 85-90%1,165144.01/cwt141.00–147.001,6782
CowsBoner 80-85%1,270179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,2731
CowsPremium White 65-75%1,655205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,3931
CowsBoner 80-85%1,257168.32/cwt163.00–175.002,11610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,524178.50/cwt172.00–184.002,72028

How this sale compares

Illinois weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Illinois auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.